History was made on Friday night as Dundrum and Bryansford faced off for the first time ever st Senior level.

However, it was Bryansford who stole the show with a 14 point win which once more highlighted their sheer dominance at this level.

In a totally one sided 1st half the Ford tallied up 2-10 compared to the host's 0-03. Instrumental for Eamon Burns's charges in this period was centre half forward and ace playmaker Conor Maginn. Winning a plethora of break ball, Maginn was the catlyst for the majority of Bryansford's surges forward.

The Ford opened in a blaze of glory as Chris Brannigan, Joe Ireland and Ciaran Brannigan all pointed. Martin Melville replied for the Duns with an excellent curling effort before Bryansford switched the style on.

Free's apeice from the two Brannigan's, Chris and Ciaran, arrived before young Minor talent David McKibben slotted over. County panellist Conor Gribben then showed his pedigree with his first score of the night.

20 minutes in Maginn arrived on the scene with his first party peice. After steamrollering through the Duns backline he layed the ball off to Timmy Hanna. The quick thinking Hanna jinked past his marker before returning the ball back to Maginn. The Queens Sigerson star then unleashed a powerful drive to the net which left stand-in Dundrum keeper Chris Hogg with no chance.

Bryansford were flying at this stage and further minor scores from Chris Brannigan and Conor Gribben once more re-inforced their dominance.

With the half nearing it's closure the Duns began to settle and converted efforts from Shea Curran and Kieran Walsh helped take the impending look of doom off the scoreboard.

Yet, it was the Ford who finished with a flourish. Chris Brannigan sailed over a free before Conor Gribben found the homester's net with a well applied finish after some fine work from Ciaran Brannigan.

The 2nd half took on a totally different form. Dundrum upped their game considerably while Bryansford failed to truly play to their potential.

Paul Rooney set out the hosts stall immediately with a free before Kieran Walsh raised the white flag with a set peice from a difficult angle.

The Duns were hogging possession at this stage but a bout of sloppiness allowed the Ford to once again extend their advantage. The dangerous Chris Brannigan soon pointed before Maginn cracked in his second goal of the night after putting the finishing touches on a mazy solo run.

Dundrum were quick to react though and county star Paul McComiskey grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck and landed three scores in a row. Two of these came from play while one as from a free.

The Duns were working overtime by this stage but yet another costly loss of possession enabled the Ford to goal for a fourth time through young substitute Neil Murray.

Paul Rooney and captain Kieran Walsh then exchanged scores with Ruari Donnelly and Chris Brannigan before Walsh slammed over his second free of the night.

In the closing stages McComiskey hit his final contribution from the '14 while Chris Brannigan put a seal on the Ford's victory with an expertly hit long range free.

Despite a brave performance from John McShane's side in the 2nd half, Bryansford's 1st half dominance did all the damage. In a spirited performance from the Red and Whites, It was Michael Rooney, Philip Shields, Marc Cunningham and Aaron Doyle who shone in defence while Kieran Walsh was superb in midfield. In the attack Martin Melville had a sound game as did the ever improving Paul Rooney. Paul McComiskey made a major contribution in the 2nd half after a subdued performance in the 1st period.

Bryansford were very strong in most departments and their vast experience of Division 1 football really shone through. Gareth Toner was the lynchpin of the defence and was ably supported by Simon Poland and Darach Neeson. Kalum King was a rock at centre field and the timing and precision of his fielding was a joy to watch. In the forwards, Conor Maginn was the most accomplished player on view while Chris Brannigan made an immense contribution with 6 points coming his way.

It looks unlikely that any other team in this Division will be able to topple the Ford this season. It is almost a certainty that they will be making a quick return to Division 1 football next year.

Dundrum will need to battle their heart out in the coming weeks if they are to maintain their Division 2 status.

Dundrum: C.Hogg, M.Cunningham, P.Shields, M.Rooney, J.McMullan, J.Hurley, A.Doyle, K.Walsh (0-04, 2F), S.Curran (0-01), C.McShane P.McComiskey (0-04, 2F), M.Melville (0-01), M.Coughlan, C.Venney, P.Rooney (0-02, 1F). Subs: B.Cunningham, E.Trainor, R.Fitzsimons, N. McLaughlin

Bryansford: SJ Brannigan, J.Magorrian, S.Toner, D.Neeson, L.Byrne, S.Poland, G.Toner, J.Ireland (0-01), K.King, Ch.Brannigan (0-06, 3F), C.Maginn (2-00), T.Hanna, Ci.Brannigan (0-03, 1F), C.Gribben (1-02), D.McKibben (0-01). Subs: S.McKibben, N.O'Higgins, B.King, N.Murray (1-00), R.Donnelly (0-01).